Asclepias tuberosa

 

학명 : Asclepias tuberosa L.

분류 : Apocynaceae

 

Common Name(s): Butterfly Milkweed; Butterfly Weed

 

 

 

사진 : 2023.02.28 부천식물원

 

 

 

 

아래 : 2024.07.31 여주 황학산수목원

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

Butterfly weed is a tuberous-rooted, native, herbaceous perennial in the Apocynaceae, or dogbane, family. Its Latin genus name, Asclepias, honors the Greek god of medicine, Asklepios. The species name, tuberosa, refers to the root. The plant is upright, typically growing in clumps 1 to 3 feet tall, and is found in dry, rocky open woods, glades, prairies, fields, and roadsides. Unlike many of the other milkweeds, this species does not have milky-sapped stems.

 

The plant is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. It is drought tolerant, moderately salt tolerant, and does well in poor, dry soils. The plant grows easily from seed, but expect that it will take two to three years to establish and produce flowers. Mature plants may freely self-seed in the landscape if seed pods are not removed prior to splitting open. Butterfly weed does not transplant well due to its deep taproot and is probably best left undisturbed once established.

 

Milkweed is a great choice for a meadow garden, with showy yellow-orange flower clusters topping its upright stems. Pair it with other plants like native, ornamental grasses and wildflowers, such as asters and purple coneflowers, to a create a butterfly habitat. In a perennial border, pair it with torch lilies or with cooler blues and purples, such as speedwell plants. This plant was selected as the 1985 NC Wildflower of the Year.

 

Quick ID Hints:

 

Erect, perennial herb has spiraling narrow leaves

Axillary cymes of orange flowers are flat topped

Flowers have a corona of a hood and horn

 

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/asclepias-tuberosa/